City of Brunswick

Brunswick’s Downtown Development Authority will host the month long Feel Good Festival in September. Everyone is invited to move more, shop local, discover new experiences, and celebrate healthy living during the inaugural Feel Good Festival celebration. The Festival will spotlight the businesses and organizations that help people look good, feel good, and live well while…

By Pamela Permar-Shierling Each year the City of Brunswick receives federal funding from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for affordable housing and community development initiatives benefiting primarily low and moderate income persons. The Annual Action Plan for fiscal year 2026-2027, presented  to the city commission July 15 by Dina Carter, Grants…

By Pamela Permar-Shierling The Brunswick Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has initiated a grant application for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Disaster Supplemental Grant Program. The FY25 EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program provides $1.45 billion in funding to support economic recovery activities in areas that received major disaster declarations in 2023 and 2024. The Disaster Supplemental…

The Brunswick Police Department has expanded its public safety technology network through the deployment of the Fusus by Axon camera system at strategic public locations throughout the City of Brunswick. The department secured an approximately $1 million grant through the State of Georgia Office of Planning and Budget’s Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant Program to…

By Pamela Permar-Shierling The job of Brunswick’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is to create incentives for downtown investment, encourage historic preservation, support Brunswick’s small businesses, and activate Brunswick with events. DDA was activated in 1981; Brunswick was named a Main Street City in 1986; and named an Exceptional Main Street City in 2023. The Exceptional…

By Pamela Permar-Shierling The City of Brunswick continues to address its storm drainage problems this time in two different areas: the Second Street area and the Fifth Avenue area. On Wednesday, July 15 the Brunswick City Commission approved a $33,000 agreement with Coleman Company for engineering services and modeling efforts to determine the proposed repair…